Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-26
THREE PROPOSITIONS

THREE PROPOSITIONS
upon the house and the government:
FTst-Ihat it was = slight, almost an
Outrage on the dignity of Parliament I"
suppose that it WAS 10 discharge such IN
important statutory duty without know
ing the grouHdS.
Secondly il reduced to utter dc.
struction aud 10 am ahsurdily the main
contention that the government advanced
during the discussion of the Grimes Act,
that the safeguard promised had proved a
farce. lie asked what was the value of or
meaning of parliamentary approval
given in ignorance OF the facts. Why not
follow the cOursr taken by Wellington and
Peel in l~3D regarding the Catholic League
and suppress il;
Thirlly-Whatc could the House thinl. ol
information that they must thus kn"n
would not bear the light? Cheers Mr.
Gladstone SAID ne had always cOntendcI
that the Government was lrgiSlatng against
combinations apart from chime and nn"
was the time 10. the Government To- shO"
that he and his friends were wrong But
the Government ~hTLmk from the test and
declined the challenge. They had sub I'll
tu;cd nm arbitrary viii for regular legal ac
ton This principle was a most dangerous
anl di,.IaCriul one in any country, anC
especially in ireland. Law III Ireland wa:
still on trial. 4 great misfortune was tha
those who administer ii, especially locally
were not in sympathy with the feelings y
the people.
The proclamation of the National ea.ue
Mr.. Gladstone declared, Was near
ArpRuACIl TO \ DECLARATION or Wal
ON the Irish people. The people OF Ire
land generally sympathi4'd 1t with IN,
League bctouSe they believed that it naC
been their salvation.
urEEING Ur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
LUNpuN, August 45.-Thc summonlne
nl Mr.. William 'Brien. VI. T., TO appear
Il, lore magistrate Tor having uttered ~,
llammatory and scditiouS speeches al
MitchelltOwn Il fortnight ago. Is the inst
gun OF the anti-lcaguc r.tmraIgu, and II is
likely that further summonses will at
once lac ISSUED lnl other NatiOnalsts who
have denounced the action oi the ttoyera
ment. II Mr.. U'Rrien'S Mitrhelltowr
speeches were OF a character melting The
people to riot and resistance 10 the law
the uitcrauCcs ot several other Parnelnt,
members, including the Lord MayOr o
Dublin, are dOublg deserving of cOndtm
nation aud Official cGgniIuncc, and it /,
difficult Ia see how the Government caI
shut lis ears to the specCEcS of these ueG
tlemeu while calling Mr.. Brpa Ia ac
count for his expressions OF contempt iOl
the NlcerQy Proclamation.
Ihs cOuntenancc given to the Nliiuual
ist opposition TO the proclamation by the
Liberal mcmhrrS who were present al
Tuesday nights meeting in the rotunda
waE tao conspicuous and altogether too sin.
Cere tn he Withdrawn now, aud 10 he con.
Sistent the Dublin government should, in
pursuance OF its aggressive policy against
the League, also summon these gentlemen
10 answer for their words and acts. TIE
zeal of the executive will Scarcp,i el.rnd
to such lengths, howrie ,,, even the
Marquis ot Londonderry Is possessed of sui.
licicnt tact to restrain himself from going
[ 10 far.
TIE ACTION AGAINST ME. O'ERIEN
is percmtOry, and he has no opiniQE in the
matter except 10 Gppe%s ~. DOIAmanhch ar
keep himself without ihc jurisdiction OF
the Law under wEiCh the summons WIS ia
sued. This, Of course, he viii not do,
but On the contrary. Will demand an i'm
mediate hearing aud prompt disposition Ol
tie ,dVo, one way or the other. The pro-
uecdtngs will he regarded on both sides as
test ease, and If the Government il sue
ccssiul in establishing Mr.. OBricn's
gultui an iutrtcti0n Of the Crimes acl,
tn" fiery editor will without doubt re
ceiye the full penalty of the outraged law.
It is questionable, however whether the
conviction ofauy olthe l'Irnclite leaders OK
lnhlmmatory uitcranCes woui2 strengthen
the position Of the GOTp.EL.cnt, aud many
Conservative" age opposed TO the prosecW-
ton " a policy contemplating such action,
10; Il while, at least Tie iniOnist party
being practically atlippcd OF It's constilu.
cncY aud the lAheral making apid and
telling tnyasjous upon the preserves of the
Tories Themselves, the Government can i'll
afford to take any step toward downright
oppression in Ireland, and if the counlcls
Of the ultra Conservative element Of the
Ministerial party arc headed the prosccu-
tion Of Mr. Rricn will consist Of the
mcrtst form Of law and result in his nm.
Conditional discharge, while further prose.
cutIons will be delayed until tie Govern
meni can see some assurance that the bent
ol English popular opinion has swerved
from ITS present course. The Govern .4ent
is really between two fire., r.ne landlord
Tories are ur"E.i 1t 10 suppress the
League, ma the majority of the electors
"re threatening it with defeat at the po,!4
if it does. '''